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The Dorapocalypse

The Claireten Arc

The Fayepocalypse (Being fired and the aftermath)

The Faye + Angus character arc

Dora's healing with Tai's help

The Space Station Arc

Veronica moving to Northhampton

The greater focus on the AIs and their distinct views and society

Other (Please specify)

[foolsguinea]

Wow, at first I thought that was Faye in the first panel. Very confusing.

[Is it cold in here?]

So it wasn't just me?

[BenRG]

Wow, at first I thought that was Faye in the first panel. Very confusing.

She doesn't look anything like Faye. That said, it's been so long since we saw Tai that it wasn't until she started interacting with Dora on the same panel that I realised who it was.

[Tova]

Was it the hoodie maybe?

[brasca]

Wow, at first I thought that was Faye in the first panel. Very confusing.

Well Dora is seated while Tai is standing behind her so she appears bigger than she normally is and considering that Faye has similar hair color, eye color, and wears glasses it's an easy enough mistake to make. 

[Akima]

Wow, at first I thought that was Faye in the first panel. Very confusing.

Faye is drawn with much the same skin-tone as Dora, while Tai is noticeably darker. Also, Tai has that nose-stud, while Faye only has pierced ears, I think.

Back-scratching is awesome.

[heyjames4]

so many cozy things happening the past few days....i'm anxious about the next drama to drop

[Zebediah]

I'm thinking that there's still one beat left in the saga of Laluli and the reindeer... but we might not get it for a couple of weeks. 

[Gyrre]

Interesting to see that Hanners is annoyed instead of being shocked.  Of course Pintsize riding a reindeer probably isn't the weirdest thing she's seen, perhaps not even the weirdest thing she's seen this week.

I don't know if she was all that annoyed, but shrugging off the run-of-the-mill weirdness.  And even if she was I don't know why since it doesn't appear like anyone is making a mess.  It is interesting that in spite of the people she works and hangs out with she doesn't causally swear.

All the more reason for a Skin Horse/Narbonic crossover. Hell, Dave Davenport could have been the primary catalyst for The Singularity.

Next we'll find Marten missing an eye, his left arm replaced with a prosthetic and a chunk of metal lodged in his forehead.

*blinks*
Is that a Sluggy Freelance reference or something else?

[renfield1969]

I suppose it's not completely out of character for Faye to give Marty a backrub, but I think this cartoony style Jeph has devolved into is really starting to work against him.

[BenRG]

I'm thinking that there's still one beat left in the saga of Laluli and the reindeer... but we might not get it for a couple of weeks. 

Martin is going to be annoyed bailing Pintsize out of the county lock-up for driving a reindeer without a valid permit!

[Thrudd]

I'm thinking that there's still one beat left in the saga of Laluli and the reindeer... but we might not get it for a couple of weeks. 

Isn't the US thanksgiving coming up in a few weeks?

Canadian Thanksgiving was this past weekend when there is an actual harvest to have a festival over and no or not much snow to deal with depending on your local weather systems altitude and latitude.

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[no need to dig into the roots of the US holiday - yikes - do not google if you want to cling to all the propaganda they stuffed in your heads at school ]

Mind you we celebrate Oktoberfest late.

[Method of Madness]

Canadian Thanksgiving is the same day as Indigenous Peoples' Day, even if others in my country call it something else.

[TheEvilDog]

Next we'll find Marten missing an eye, his left arm replaced with a prosthetic and a chunk of metal lodged in his forehead.

*blinks*
Is that a Sluggy Freelance reference or something else?

Next we'll find Marten missing an eye, his left arm replaced with a prosthetic and a chunk of metal lodged in his forehead.

Dammit, I wanted to make the Metal Gear joke!

There's your answer, Gyrre

[Zebediah]

Isn't the US thanksgiving coming up in a few weeks?

November 24 this year. It's always the fourth Thursday in November.

Although in-comic it looks like Christmas may be just around the corner, given that the fairy girl is dressed as a Christmas elf. Also judging by Hannelore's reaction and the lack of old snow on the ground this is probably Northampton's first snow of the current winter, which in a normal year would make it late November or early December. So we might get Christmas for Christmas this year - or, depending on how fast Jeph decides to move the story along, we might get Christmas next July. 

[hedgie]

Well, some people here *do* get it in the summer.

[Kugai]

They definitely are cute together though.

[Method of Madness]

Pintsize missed the beatings.

[SomeCanadianWeirdo]

Methinks Pinty is lucky he isn't on the way to Robot Jail.

[Method of Madness]

Pretty sure robot jail requires something rather more serious than a joy ride on a reindeer.

[TheEvilDog]

All that damage over the years and I'm surprised that Pintsize hasn't been transformed into QC's Tinny Tim Ratchet.

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[hedgie]

Damn, and I already used my opportunity to quote fairy girl earlier in the thread.

[BenRG]

At some point, I think that Marten needs to sit down with Pintsize and talk about his impulse control issues. From his expression in panel 2, I'm also thinking that being nearly stomped into a flat metal plate wasn't a possible outcome that he'd foreseen. All joking aside, he's really putting himself in serious danger at this point, and for what? A few passing moments of anarchic joy? How many times has Marigold had to reboot him because of damage he's sustained now?

So, how did Fairy Girl know where to bring Pintisize? I've got a feeling that Marten has soldered a plate to Pintsize that says something like: "If found, please return Pintsize to Apartment 22, 141 Dwight Street, Northamton, MA and I apologise in advance for whatever he did."

Seriously, they need to find him a hobby that stops him from getting bored like this or he'll end up killing himself at some point!

[Is it cold in here?]

If dogs and cats have ID chips that can be scanned to locate their families, what are the chances of a chip like that being built into the body of someone who is electronic to begin with?

[Storel]

Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~

So, how did Fairy Girl know where to bring Pintisize? I've got a feeling that Marten has soldered a plate to Pintsize that says something like: "If found, please return Pintsize to Apartment 22, 141 Dwight Street, Northamton, MA and I apologise in advance for whatever he did."

Or maaaaybe she just asked him where he lives...

[brasca]

Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~

Given Marten's comment it seems to be the season for carols. 

[BenRG]

@Storel,

Nah, it's funnier if Marten has permanently attached a pre-emptive apology for Pintsize's behaviour to his chassis!

[Akima]

I guess the deer rained on Pintsize's parade.

[Is it cold in here?]

Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~

So, how did Fairy Girl know where to bring Pintisize? I've got a feeling that Marten has soldered a plate to Pintsize that says something like: "If found, please return Pintsize to Apartment 22, 141 Dwight Street, Northamton, MA and I apologise in advance for whatever he did."

Or maaaaybe she just asked him where he lives...

That's hard to do in a language limited to "la", "le", "li", "lo" ,and "lu".

That deer rules! We'll have to call it a reign deer.

[Tova]

It's a tonal language, obviously.

[TinPenguin]

Okay, everyone sing along with me:

o/~ Pintsize got run over by a reindeer! o/~

Renen raskar över roboten?

[Case]

La li LO!

[Neko_Ali]

Why would Pintsize need a hobby? He already has plenty. Downloading all the porn on the internet, trying to squick people out with the porn he's downloaded, sewing rampant chaos to prepare the world for the rise of his lord and master Bothulu...

[anahata]

sewing rampant chaos

Some people might be needled by that, but it had me in stitches.

[Gyrre]

Or maaaaybe she just asked him where he lives...

That's hard to do in a language limited to "la", "le", "li", "lo" ,and "lu".

Some folks seem to get by alright with either "I", "we", "am", "are", "Groot", or "service", "is", "my", "only", "joy", "not", "destroy".

[Kugai]

At least she returned him to his owner.

She could have tossed him in the river - or the shredder.

[Mr. Skawronska]

Most of my fear came from not knowing what I should be doing. Once I knew that, it was pretty easy.

Bing-Fucking-Go.

When I'm on the job, I have shit wired and in one bag.  I do what I do.  Either help or stay the fuck outta my way.

But when I don't have protocols or ROE -- and it's just me...

...it's just weird.

[BenRG]

Well, that was taking things in an unexpected direction although, in retrospect it shouldn't have been. Now I find myself wondering if Jeph is using this whole thing as a set-up to have Faye and Bubbles out of the Skate Park at the same time. I may be over-reading this but, with the current unanswered issues about the URFL and Faye's been targeted by the police, this may be a plot-convenient contrivance.

Some other thoughts: Firstly, Faye looks really worried in panel 2. It's easy to forget that, as awful as he is, Pintsize does have friends who worry about him (and friends of those friends who worry when their friends are worried - Reader's choice about which of these Faye is).

Secondly, Bubbles needs to realise just how common the urge to stomp Pintsize flat really is. It is certainly nothing abnormal or to be ashamed of!

Finally... Since when have Faye and Bubbles been so easy around each other that Faye feels able to use her friend as a climbing frame?

[WoaLG]

Secondly, Bubbles needs to realise just how common the urge to stomp Pintsize flat really is. It is certainly nothing abnormal or to be ashamed of!

The thing is though, most people only WANT to stomp Pintsize flat. Bubbles could actually do it.

[Is it cold in here?]

I wonder what it means to Bubbles to let someone get that close physically. In a human it's a sign of trust. For Bubbles though there is no safety implication in having a squishy on top of her. On the other hand Bubbles wouldn't be the first veteran in history to be afraid of their own reactions and of hurting someone who gets too close.

[Doc]

Oontz oontz oontz!

(The forum is hard to find in the new layout.)

[brasca]

Hopefully things go better the second time Bubbles is invited over to Faye and Marten's apartment.  I'm not sure if Pintsize is equipped with a triple reinforced AI drive in case Bubbles reenacts the fight scene between the Mountain and Oberyn Martel. 

[Mr_Rose]

Oontz oontz oontz!

(The forum is hard to find in the new layout.)

I bookmarked the forum. The comic is relatively easy to find from here….

[jheartney]

Faye says she'll "bring some gear." If Corpse Witch sees Faye walking out the door with company equipment, it could get ugly.

[BenRG]

I doubt it would be company equipment; not for general metal-working. If Corpse Witch wants to push about it, then things could get... ugly... especially if Faye decides to push back.

[Neko_Ali]

I don't think this is a set up to have Faye and Bubbles gone for a police raid. Officer Lilac was looking for an informant, which means she probably doesn't have the info she needs to have the place raided. It's just a way for Bubbles to get out and interact with more of the cast and learn that hey, maybe not all humans are terrible or terrified of her.

As far as gear goes, Faye already had metal working gear to fix Pintsize from his many adventures. She's probably just been leaving it at work since that is where she uses it this day. It's fairly common for that kind of work to be expected to provide your own gear, and we've already seen how tight Corpse Witch is with the money.

[Radium_Coyote]

The welding gear is Faye's equipment to begin with.  But... hrm.  I honestly don't see where this is going.  And that's good!

Maybe Bubbles comes out of her shell a bit, but... Pintsize and vice cops...

[BenRG]

but... Pintsize and vice cops...

"Sir! We have found the Arch Deviant!"

"By McAfee's Holy Heuristics! Don't get close to him! Bring the Kontainment Kube!"

[Gyrre]

Finally... Since when have Faye and Bubbles been so easy around each other that Faye feels able to use her friend as a climbing frame?

Tis a glomp?

[jheartney]

The welding gear is Faye's equipment to begin with. 

Then that could be even more fun. If Faye looks like she's taking all her stuff home, CW might conclude that Lilac got to her, and police raid is about to go down, and so Faye's clearing out ahead of time. And if it's Faye and Bubbles together...

Paranoia strikes deep.